Machine for cperating upon the heel-portions of shoes



Jan. 31, 1933. E, E 1,895,896

I MACHINE FOR OPERATING UPON THE HEEL POR'MONS OF SHOES Filed April 26, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig.1

Jan. 31, 1933. E. R. POPE I MACHINE FOR OPERATING UPON THE HEEL PORTIONS OF SHOES Filed April 26 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jan. 31, 1933. E R P 1,895,896

MACHINE FOR OPERATING UPON THE HEEL PORTIONS 0F SHOES Filed April 26, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 IIIIIIIIIIIII\ g taili in the plane of the rear driver-passage; an

Fig. 8, a transverse section through the rear driver-passage of the jack-top.

5 The general structure of the machine may resemble that of Letters Patent of'the United States No. 1,269,654, Standish, June 18,1918,

' which is particularly designedfor the attachment ofheels to shoes by nails driven through 1 the soles from the inside. This includes a frame F, upon which is mounted a worksupporting ack J with its longitudinal axis arranged in a fixed vertical relation, and a head P, "which reciprocates upon the frame 1 from an elevated position' (Fig. 1), leaving the jaick free for the 'appl-icationof the Work,

to one (Fig. 2 inwhich it applies pressure 'tojclam p a heel 'H in attaching relation upon the heel-seat of ajacked shoe S.

2.0., The jack includes a base 10, preferably of "cast metal, the front of which is flattened at 12 and is provided with a horizontal groove or depression to receive a projection 16 upon a;bar1 8 rising vertically from the base. The 'zg upper extremity of the bar is divided to receive the portion 20of a jack-top 22 secured f v in, place between the spaced walls of the bar and extending rearwardlyover the base. A curvedshield 24, which is preferably of sheet- 3Q metal,mayenclose the space between the base and top, in which space the nail-driving assembly operates under the power of'the ma- 7 chine. This. shield is shown as attached to the opposite sides of the bar. A jack-post at thus constructed is comparatively light in we ght, yet amply strong, and the absence of the customary'cast wall at the rear so reduces the size of the post in this direction that a greater space is afforded to receive the for- 4giwardly extending rear portions of uppers of some. types of shoes. A jack having an integral cast post may, ifit has the necessary strength, be so thickat its.rear;wa1l as to interfere with the proper application of the 45,,wo'rk. i i '1 The driver-assembly includes a plunger or carrier 26 guided for vertical reciprocation in the base 10 and having mounted on its 7 upper portion drivers 28, which operate in 5Q op1enings3O in the jack-top. The present as- 'semblyincludes in multiple the drivers for afplurality of nailing designs, there being shown inthe drawings three groups corre sponding to three distinct designs. The sligopenings 30 are correspondingly arranged, "the nails being supplied only to the openings ofhthe desigmwhich is in. use. If all the drivers were allowed to rise to the full nailinserting extent, at which the heads ofthe 6Q attaching nails are sunk in the. insole, those belonging.- to, the, designs not at the time, em-' jack-top. To facilitate the change, the adjustment is effected simultaneously in sets of drivers. Herein, four of these sets a, b, c and d are illustrated, each set including one driver of each of the three designs. In each'set, the order of the drivers, belonging to different designs is the same, that for the smallest nailing being at the right in Fig. 4,

with the largest atthe left. Each driver-is arranged to move vertically through an openingin a plate 32 (Fig. 5) secured to-thetop of the carrier 26, there being an enlargement 34 upon each driver beneath the plate. Between thisenlargement and the under surface of the plate, about each driver, is a spring 36, the effect of which is to hold' the lower end of the enlargement 34 against an eccentric portion 38 upon a spindle 40 mounted horizontally f or rotation in a bore in the carrier. There is a spindle having three eccentric portions for each of the driver-sets a, b, 0 and d. When an eccentric support is n its uppermost position, as is that at the right.

of Fig. 5, the corresponding driver will be i so elevated that its upper extremity will rise slightlylabove the work-supporting surface of the jack-top when the nail it carries is in serted. The other eccentrics of the same spindle have such an angular relation that they hold theirdrivers so these are main.- tained within the openings 30 and dOvIlOt contact with the insole of the shoebeing'operated upon. This allows the angular adjust; ment of the spindles to determine the driver which shall be effective, and therefore the. design which shall be nailed. The angular relation of each spindle may be altered by turning it by a tool engaging a slot 42 at the open;

extremity of the bore, and accessmay be. had to these through openings in the'shield 24 cov; ered by pivoted closures 44 (Fig. 4).. To determine and fix the position of each spindle,

it has a circumferential series of depressions 46, any one of which may be entered by'a;

spring-actuated plunger48 movable in the.

carrier at one end of a set of drivers. Rotating the spindles until the COII'6SIJOI1d1Ilg,d pressions 46 in all are engaged by their plungers arranges the entire multiple-a s v semly for the nailing of a chosen design, at

the same time rendering the drivers of other designs incapable of contacting with the 1nsole. 1

When a heel has a forward inclination resembling that illustrated in the drawings, it is obviously impossibleto. insert a rearnai l' perpendicular to thegeneral plane of'the heel-seat and close to the periphery. It would emerge through the outer wall. On the other hand, failureto keep near the edge tends to produce a gaping crease. A desirable arrangement is to have the rear nail follow the.

general inclination of this portion of the heel,

but the mechanism necessary to: accomplish h s s diffie t o m unt n. he it d pa eavailable in the jack-top, and drivers applied to such purposes are frequently subjected to strains which quickly break them. I avoid these difiiculties in the following manner: At the rear of the j ask-top is 'a downwardly inclined portion 50, most clearly illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, which may depend from a piece'52 inserted at the center of the top. The inclination of the portion 50 is substantially that at which it is desired to drive therear nail. In the upper face of the inclined wall is a groove 54, with which registers an opposite groove56 in a cover-piece 58 attached to the piece 52. In the cover piece is an opening 60 alined with the opposite grooves 54 and 56 and furnishing with them a nailand driver-passage which is rectilinear throughout its length. Movable in the passage is a short, rigid driver 62, from the opposite sides of which are projections 64, 64

operating through ext-ended spaces 66, 66 between the inclined portion 50 and the coverpiece 58. Cylindrical ends 67 of the projections are engaged by the separated forked extremities of an actuating lever 68 fulc-rumed in a space at the rear of the jack-top, and

held normally down with the driver retracted by a spring 70, the driver being offset out wardly from the lever-fulcrum. Mounted to move vertically in'the j ack-top is a slide 72 joined by a link 74 to the lever. Situated at the top of'the driver-carrier 26 is an adjustable cont-act member furnished by a screw 76 (Figs. 1 and 2). 'VVhen the carrier rises to produce the nail-inserting movement of the drivers 28, the contact-screw 76, near the end of the driver-movement, strikes against the slide 7 2, quickly raising this and, through the link 74 and lever 68, forcing the driver 62 through its passage to drive the rear nail. This may be made to follow closely the inclination of the rear of the heel H, and therefore may be placed close to the crease, holding this firmly closed. It will be seen thatthe driver 62 is so short that, in spite of its inclination, it lies "wholly within the counterportion of a jacked shoe, in noway interfering with the support of the latter, and that this limited extension prevents the drivers from beingbroken readily. There is also a freedom from weakening lateral strains which might result were a curved path followed. Its operating mechanism is simple and positive in action and may be-mounted in a very limited space. a

The pressure-head P has horizontal ways 80, in which is adjustable, by a screw and hand-nut 82, a carrier 84. This adjustment permits contact members mounted upon the carrier to becorrespondingly positioned 1on gitudinally of the shoe to be heeled. Movable vertically in the carrier is a slide 86, in the lower extremity of which are horizontal ways 88 lying transversely of the jacked shoe. In these ways, a primary horizontal slide 90 may be adjusted by opposite screws 92 threaded into the verical slide 86 with their heads bearin g against the opposite sides of the slide 90.

arm is abell-crank lever 100 (Figs. 2 and 6).

Each lever has a substantially horizontal arm anda depending arm, and from the latter is a forwardly extending projection 102, upon which is held,-for angular adjustment, a memher 108 arrangedfor contact with one side of the heel H near the rear and close to the crease. Through a portion 104 of the lever 100 are threaded screws .106, which, pressing at their inner ends against the outer face of the member 108, fix it normally against turning about the projection 102. The adjustment of the member 108 permits its inclination to be altered to best suitthe form of the heel operated upon. at rounded end 110 of the horizontal arm of each lever 100 enters a depression at one side of a slide 112 guided for vertical movement in a recess in the secondary slide 96. I

A spring 114, located in abore at the top of the slide 112, urges toward the rear of the heel, between the members 108, 108, a contact member 116 joined to the slide 112 by a universal connection 117. This mounting permits the member 116 to adapt itself to the inclination of the heel operated upon. When the pressure-head is lowered in its clamping movement, the center member 116, forced I down by its. spring, holds the side members 108, 108 raised. But. when contact between the center member and the heel is established,

the spring 114 yields, and the consequent elevationof the member 116 causes the levers 100 to be turned upon their pivotsto bring the 'members 108 against theopposite sides of the the closing of the side contact members 108 upon the heel before the rise of the rear contact" device as a whole. A spring 120-connect-ing the slide 96 with the frameholds said slide with its contactmembers normally in their extreme rearward position. Thus,

when the'head P is raised, the rear contact members are held spaced from the jack both vertically and horizontally to' give ample space to applythe'work.

Tozbri ng. the members 108, 10.8 and 1'16 lforward over the-rear of the heel for. engagement: with this in the descent of the head, this vertical travel of the head is caused to move the slide 96in the ways '94. Fulcrumed upon the,

frame F above the head P is a lever 122, the lower end of which is so located that a roll 124 at the rear of the slide 96is held against it by the spring A'roll 126 upon the lever lies just at the lower extremity of a cam-incline 1128 carried by the head P, this relation existing when the head is atitsupper limit of movement. As the head descends to clamp the heel in its attaching position, a vertical 'surface'130 follows the incline 128 in contact.

With; theroll 124.- :The effect of this is to first cam the lever 122 quickly against the T011124, and thus force the slide 99 forward so that its contact'members 108, 108 and 116 are, directlyabove the points on the' heel which they aregto engage. Then the surface locks the lever against reverse movement, and holds the slide 96 with its members in positionfor the application of pressure. This 299 organizatiom'without acam-surface 128 of very. abrupt inclination, may be caused to produce a rapid forward movement of the slide 96 -throug h'a considerable distance on account ofthe multiplying effect'of the lever 122.- To allow the surfaces 128 and 130 to be most advantageously located with respect to the roll 126, theymay be formed upon a block 131 attached to the head by slot-and-screw connections 133. 'The block with its actuating surfaces may. thus be vertically adjusted and fixed at the chosen point.

V Fulcrumedr upon I the carrier 84, front of the-slide 86, is a leverv 132 carrying a heel breast-contact member 134. Upon an'arm of the lever, at the rearof the fulcrum, is a gearsegment 136 (Fig. 1), with which meshes a rack 138 formed, upon the forward edge of the slide 86. When the rear contact members:

are heldlowered by the spring 118, these g gearingconnections swing the breast-contact member-to its maximum height to give the necessary spaceto apply the work" to the jack. After engagement of the rear contact members 1 08, 108' with theheel, the slide 86 'is meld stationary, compressingthe spring 118 in the descent of the head, whereuponthe gearing 136;, 138 turns the lever 132 to carry the contact-portion 134; downwardly and rearwa-rdly against the curved portion h of the heel-breastu Thisengagement very effectively resists forward displacement oftheheel along the shoe-bottom,j as well as separation of, the'heel outwardly at the breast from the heel Seat. The former-movement is speciallylikely to occur-when, as in the present instance,*attaching nails are driven inclined from the; rear toward the'breast of the To cause thecontact member 134' to approach and engage the'portionhof'the heelmemes? breast. at the most effective angle, the forward arm of the lever is made in twosections, pivoted together at 140 and joined by a worm 142 rotatable in one section, and a worm wheel segment 144 formed upon'the other.

When the worm is rotated by a finger-piece 146 at its upper end, the contact member 134 may be moved in or out, as desired, to give 7 the best angle of approach.

. It. will be seen that, as in the apparatus of thepreviously mentioned patent, after contact has been established between the heel which is held, for angular adjustment, a members, there should be a balancewof forces holding these members against relative movement through their action upon theirconnecting gearing 136, 138'. Because of the leverage of the arm 132 through which'the reaction of the 8 member 134 is transmitted, this may so overcome the force of the rear members as to tend to lessen the resistance to forward displacement of the heel. Therefore, I prefer to lock the breast-contact member against reversemovement during the application of pressure. For this purpose. there swings with the lever 132 a ratchet-segment 148, with the teeth of wvhrch co-operates a detent 150 pivoted upon the carrier: 84 and acting under the influence of a spring 152'. -As; the member 134 'descends. the engagement of the detent withthe ratchet-teeth furnishes a lock effective throughout its advance, and the resistance to forward displacement of the heel is made nailing design, and correct relation of the contact members to the jack is established'by ad ustment of the members'82, '92 and 146.

These last three respectively position all the contact members longitudinally of the shoe which is to be operated upon, the rear member transversely: thereof, and the'breast member .angularly. Nails arc insertedzin the open- -120 ings 30 of the'design in useand in the'rear openlng 60, the shoe S to be heeled is acked,

and its heel H placed upon the: heel-seat.

Then, upon. starting the machine in opera tion, the; headP is caused to descend, the cam-incline 128 forcing forward the actu- -ating;leve'r 122and thus carrying thefslide 96 with the rear' contact members over the' heel. Continued downward travel of the head" brings the center rear member 116 against the heel, andthis, remaining. stationary/and 1 compressing the spring 114 as the descent of the head continues, closes the. side members 108, 108. Downward travel of all the rear members being thus checked by the heel, the spring 118 is compressed by the slide 86, and, through the gearing 136, 138, the lever 132 is turned to bring the contact member 134 from its raised position against the curved wall it, where the breast of the heel merges into the shoe-bottom. Some further downward movement of the head forces both the rear and breast members against the heel to clamp it in place, yield of the latter member being prevented by the lock furnished by the detent 150 in engagement with the ratchet 1 18. Lateral displacement of the heel upon the heel-seat is effectively prevented in all directions by the four encirclingmembers. Elevation of the driver-carrier 26 now begins, and the nails uponthe drivers 28 of the selected design are forced through the shoebottom into the heel. Before the completion of this inserting movement, the contact-screw 76 strikesthe slide 72, and the inclined driver 62 is caused to insert the rear nail; The attachment of the heel having thus been completed, the driver-carrier descends, and the head P rises, freeingthe heel from the con tact members, which are restored by the springs 118 and 114 to their normal positions upon the carrier. The ascent of the head releases thelever 122 from the earn-surfaces 130 and 128, allowing the slide 96 with the rear contact members to be returned by the spring 120 to the normal position clear of the jack. The apparatus is now ready for o the next operation. 7

Having described my invention, whatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a fastening-inserting machine, awork-support having a rectilinear fastening: receiving passage inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of said support, a rigid driver movable in the passage, a driver-actuator supported upon the jack, the driver being ofiset outwardly from the actuatorsupport, and means for moving the actuator to reciprocate the driver.

2. In a heel'attaching machine, a jack having a nail-receiving passage, a driver movable in the passage, a lever fulcrumed about a fixed point upon the jack and connected to the drive-r, and means connected to the lever for actuating the driver.

3. In-a heeLattaching machine, a jack having a nail-receiving passage, a driver movable in the passage, a member movable upon the jack, pivotal connections between the member and driver, a slide mounted upon the jack, connections between the slide and member, and means for moving the slide.

7 4. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack having a nail-receiving passage, a driver movable in the passage, a lever fulcrumed upon the jack and connected to the driver, a slide reciprocating in the jack, a link pivoted to the slide and driver, and a driver-plunger I 6. In afastening-inserting.machine, a re- I ciprocatory carrier, means for reciprocating the carrier, drivers movably mounted upon the carrier, and means a'rr-angedto vary si multa'neously the extension of a plurality of drivers from the carrier.

7, In a fastening-insertingmachine, a reciprocatory carrier, drivers movably mounted upon the carrier, and means arranged to vary simultaneously to difierent degrees the extension of a plurality of drivers fromthe carrier.

8. In a fastening-inserting machine, a re ciprocatory carrier, drivers movably mounted upon the carrier,.and.a member movable upon the carrier and having difierentlyarranged portions respectively c0-operating with different drivers, .4 y

9. In a fastening inserting machine, aireciprocatory carrier, drivers movably mount ed upon the carrier, and a rotatable member having a plurality of eccentric portions'respectively co-operating with different driversx v 10. In a fastening-inserting machine, areciprocatory carrier, drivers movably mounted upon the carrier, a member movable upon the carrier and having diflerently arranged portions respectively co-operating with difion its

ferent drivers, and means arranged to fix the member in aplurality of predetermined positions. 1

11. In a fastening-inserting machine, a re-. ciprocatory carrier, drivers movably mounted upon the carrier, a rotatable member having a plurality of eccentric portions respectively co-oper'ating with different drivers, and a-latch constructed and arranged to fix the member in different angular positions.

12. In a fastening-inserting machine, a reciprocatory carrier, a driver movably mounted upon the carrier, a spindle rotatable upon the carrier and provided with an eccentric portion, and a spring arranged to force bIlC. p p

13. In a fastening-inserting machine, a reciprocatory carrier, drlvers movably mounted upon the carrier,anda spindle rotatable upon the carrier andprovided with a'series of eccentric portions having differthe driver into contact with the ecceniia iis

V plunger mounted in the carrier and arranged to enter the depressions.

15. In a nailing machine, a multiple driver-assemblyarranged to insert nails in accordancewith a pluralityof nailing designs,

' and means acting upondrivers belonging to different designs and arranged to selectively render fully effective the drivers of any one of the designs. 1

g 16. In a heel-attaching machine, a ack provided with driver-passages corresponding tov a plurality of nailing designs, multiple drivers reciprocating in'the passages, and means acting simultaneously upon the drivers of a plurality of designs and arranged to maintain all but those belonging to a particular design below the work-supporting surface of the jack.

17.1naheel-attaching machine, a jack provided with driver-passages corresponding to a plurality of nailing designs, a reciprocatory carrier, drivers movable upon the car rier and extending into the passages, and driver-moving members mounted upon the carrier, each member having portions contacting withthe drivers of all the designs.

18. Ina heel-attaching 'machine, a jack provided with driver-passages corresponding to a plurality, of nailing designs, a reciprocatory carrier, drivers movable upon the carrier and extending into thepassages, and a series of eccentrics rotatable together upon the carrier and contacting with drivers of all the nailing designs.

v 19. Ina shoe-nailing machine, a jack-post comprising acast-metal base, a bar rising from the front only of thebase and secured against movement thereon, and a jack-top fixedto thebar and extending rearwardly over the base. i

20. In a shoe-nailing machine, a jack-post compr sing a cast-metal base, a bar rising from the front only of the base and secured against movement thereon, a jack-top fixed to the bar andextending rearwardly over the base, a driver-assembly movable in the space between the base and jack-top, and a sheetmetal shield enclosing the space.

21. In a shoe-nailing machine, a base provided with a fiat front in which is a transversedepression, a bar engaging the flat portion of the base and having a projection entering the depression, said bar being divided at its upper extremity, and a jack-top secured to the divided portion of the bar and extending rearwardly over the base.

22. In a shoe-nailing machine, a base provided with a flat front inwhich is a transverse depression, a bar engaging the flat portion of the base and having a projection en'- tering the depression, said bar being divided at its upper extremity, a jack-top securedto the divided portion of the bar and extending rearwardly over the base, a driver-assembly arated fromthe heel upon the support, and

means for moving the support and abutment relatively'to bring said abutmentland the heel upon the supported shoe into contact, continued relative movement establishing engagement between the breast member and heel.

24:. In a machine for operating upon the heel-portions of shoes, a support for a shoe and heel, a pressure-abutment including a member for engagement with'the rear of a heel and a heel-breast-engaging member, means for moving the support and abutment relatively to bring one of the engagingv members and the corresponding portion of the heel on the supported shoe into contact, and connections between the members constructed and arranged to establish engagement between the other engaging member ,and the heel upon continued relative movement.

25. In a machine for operating uponthe heel-portions of shoes, a support for a shoe and heel, a pressure-abutment including a member for engagement with the rear of a 7 heel and a heel-breast-engaging member, means for moving the abutment to bring the rear engaging member into contact with the heel of a supported shoe, and connections between the members constructed and arranged to move the breast-engaging member upon continued movement of the abutment.

26. In a machine for operating upon heels, a frame, a jack secured thereon and arranged tosupport a heel, a recipr'ocatory pressureabutment guided upon the frame and movable into contact with a heel on the jack, and a heel-breast-pressure member carried by the abutment and movable thereon into engagement with the heel after contact between the heel and the abutment.

27. In a machine for operating upon heels, a frame, a jack secured thereon, a reciprocatorypressure-abutment guided upon the frame, a heel-breast-pressure member carried by the abutment, and means acting during the movement of the abutment for carrying the member into Contact with the breast of a heel upona jacked shoe.

28. In a machine for operating upon the heel-portions of shoes, a jack, apressure-head co-operating therewith, a heel-contact member yieldably mounted upon the head, a second heel-contact member pivoted upon the head, and connections between vthe members arranged to turn the pivoted member during the yield of the companion member.

29. In a machine for operating upon the heel-portions of shoes, a jack, a pressure-head co-operating therewith, aheel-contact member yieldably mounted upon the head, a second heel-contact member pivoted upon the head, a rack carried by the yieldable member, and, a pinion secured to the companion member at its pivot and meshing withthe rack.

30. v In a heel-attaching machine, a jack, driving mechanism arranged to 7 insert through the heel-seat of a jacked shoe into a heel: held thereon, a nail inclined from the rear of the heel toward the breast, and a pressure-head having a member contacting with the breast of the heel.

jacked shoe into a heel held thereon a nail inclined from therear of the heel toward the breast, and a pressure-head having a member contacting with the curved portion of the breast of the heel adjacent to the shoe bottom. I

32. In a machine for operating upon heels, a work-support, a pressure-head co-operating therewith, heel-contact members movable upon the head, connections arranged to move one member from another, and means arranged to positively prevent reverse move ment of one of the membersupon the head.

, 33. In a machine for operating upon heels, a worksupport, a pressure-head co-operatin g therewith, 1 heel-contact members movable upon the head, connections arranged to move one member from another toward a heel upon the support, and a locking member constantly effective during movement of the member toward the heel to prevent reverse movement.

34. In a machine for operating upon heels, awork-support, a pressure-head co-operating therewith, heel-contact members movable upon the head, connections arranged to move one member from another toward a heel upon the support, a locking member effective to prevent reverse movement of the heel-contact member thus moved, and means for releasing the locking member. v

35. In a machine for operating upon heels, a work-support, a pressure-head co-operating therewith, heel-contact members movable upon the head, connections arranged to move one member from another toward a heel upon the support, a -locking member effective to prevent reverse movement of the heel-contact member thus-moved, means for releasingthe locking member, and means arrangedto vary the time of action of the releasing means.

86. In a machine foroperating upon heels, a work-support, a pressure-head movable toward and from the support, heel-contact 7 members movable upon the head, connections arranged to move one member from another towarda heel upon the support, a locking member efiective to prevent reverse-movement of the heel-contact member thus moved, 7

and means made effective inthe movement of the head for releasing the locking member. 37. Ina machine for-operating uponheels,

a work-support, a pressure-head co-operatingtherewith, a member movableupon the head a work-support, a pressure-head co-operat ing therewith, a member movable upon the head intocontact with a heel upon the support, and a ratchet and detent co-operating to prevent reverse movement of the contact member. a g

39. In a machine for operating upon heels, a work-support, a pressure-head co-operating therewith, a member movable'upon the head into contact with a heel upon the support, a

ratchet and detent 'co-operating to prevent reversemovement of the contact member,'and means forseparating the ratchet and detent to free the contact member. I

40; In a machine for operating upon heels,

a work-support, a pressure-head co-operatin'g therewith, a lever fulcrumed upon the head and arranged for contact'with a supported heel, a ratchet movable with the lever, and a detent movable upon the head into engagement with the ratchet. 7

41. In a .machine for operating upon heels, a work-support, a pressure-head movable toward and from the support, a lever fulcrumed upon the head and arranged for contact with 1 a supported heel, a ratchet movable with the lever, a detent movable upon the'head into engagement with the ratchet, and a relatively fixed member which the detent engages in the movement of the head.

42. In a machine for operating upon heels, a work-support, a pressure-head movable toward and from the support, a lever fulcrumed upon the head andarranged for contact with a supported heel, a ratchet'movable with the lever, a detentmovable upon the head into engagement with the ratchet, a relatively fixed member which the detent engages in the movement of the head, and means arranged to vary the position of the engaged member. i r v 43. In a machine for operating upon th heel-portions of shoes, a work-support, a

"pressure head, and a -lever fulcrumed upon thehead for contact wlth a supported heel, the contact-arm of the lever being in relatively adjustable sections.

44. In a machine for operating upon the heel portions of shoes, 21- work-support, a pressure-head, a lever fulcrumed upon the head'for Contact with a supported heel, the

' contact-arm of the lever being in relatively gaging-the other.

adjustable sections, and an adjusting member rotatable-upon one lever-section and e'n- 45, In a machine for operating upon the heel-portions of shoes, '3. work-support, a pressure-head, a heel-breast contact member movable upon'the head and having relatively adjustable sections, a Worm rotatable upon one section, and a worm-wheel carried by the other section and meshing-with the worm. I

46. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack, a contact device having members arranged to contact with opposite sides of a heel to be 'attached'to a ja ck'ed shoe, and means arranged tovary independently theangular position of the contact members upon the device.

437. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack, a contact device having levers extending at opposite sides of a heel to be attached to a jacked shoe, and a heel-contact member adustablv mounted upon eachleven' 48. In a heel attaching machine. a ack, a contactdevice having levers extending at op posite sides of a heel to be attached to a jacked shoe, a heel-contact member adjustably mounted upon each lever, and means for se- 7 curing-the members in their adjusted positions. 7 p

49. In a heel-attaching machine, a jack arranged to support a shoe and a heel to be attached, a pressure-head co-operating-with the jack, means for moving the head and jack relatively, a heel-contact member movable upon the head, and means arranged to adjust the position of themem'ber transversely of the length of a jacked shoe,

1 50. Ina heel-attaching machine, a jack arranged to support a shoe and a heelto be attached, a pressurehead mounted to reciproc'ate toward and from the jack, a heel-contact member movable upon the head, and means arranged to adjust the position offthe member longitudinally and transversely of a jacked shoe. p

I 51. In a heel-attaching machine, a ack ar ranged to support a shoe and a heel to be attached, a pressure-head mo-untedto reciprocate toward and from the jack, a member movable upon the head and arranged for contact with the rear of aheel associated with a jacked shoe, and means arranged to adjust the position of the member transversely of the heel.

Y 52.- In a heel-attaching machine, a jack arranged to support a shoe and a heel to be attached, a pressure-head mounted wie c ip'rocate toward and from the jacl a slide movable vertically in the head and having horizontal ways its lower extremity, a slide movable. in the Ways, means made effective in the travel of the head for moving the slide, and a heel-contact member carried by the horizontal slide.

53. In amachine for operating upon heelportions of shoes, a work-support, a'p-ress'ure device movable toward and from the vvorksupport, a contact member movable upon the pressure device, and means along which the contact member is moved by the pressure device'and which is constructed and; alrranged to efi'ect'lts movement upon sald, devlce. I

portions of shoes, a Work-support, a pressure device movable toward and from the work-support, a contact member movable upon the pressure device, an actuating member along which the pressure device travels arranged toefi'ect movement of the contact member, and means movable withthe pressure device and arranged to move theactuating member. c I 55. In a machine for operating upon heelportionsof shoes, a work-supportfa;pressure device movable toward and from the ork; support, a. plurality of heel-contact members movable upon the pressure device, and means acting in the movement of thepressu're de vice for moving the plural members upon said device. V

56. In a heelfattaching machine, a frame, a pressure-head I reciprocating upon the 54. In a machine for operating upon heelframe, aslide movable upon thehe'ad, a heelcontact member mounted upon the slide, and

contact member mounted upon the; slide, and

a lever fulcrumed upon the frame and'contacting with the slide, the pressure head acting upon the slide to effect its movement. f

' 59. In a heel-attaching machine, a frame, a pressure-head reciprocating upon the frame, a slide movable upon the head, a heelcontact member mounted upon the slide, a lever fulcrumed upon the frame, and a cam. movable by the head to force the lever against the slide.

60. In a heel-attaching machine, frame, 130 V a pressure-head" reciprocating upon the frame, a slide movable upon the head, a heelcontact member mounted upon the slide, a member carried by the frame and arranged to move the slide forward, and a spring connected to the frame and slide and arranged to move said slide to the rear.

61. In a heel-attaching machine, a support for a shoe and heel, heel-pressure means having movable members mounted independently of one another and arranged for contact with the rear, breast and opposite sides of a supported heel, and means common to all these contact members and acting upon them to cause their engagement with the heels 62. In a heel-attaching machine, a support for a shoe and heel, heel-pressure means hav-. ing movable members mounted independentl of one another and arranged for contact wit the rear, breast and opposite sides of a supported heel, and actuating connections be-' tween the rear and side members.

63. In a heel-attaching machine, a support for a shoe and a heel, a pressure-head 00- operating with the support,a rear heel-contact member yieldable upon the head, side heel-contact members, and connections for the rear member to the side members to actuate the latter. V

64. In a machine for operating upon the heel-portions of shoes, a support for a shoeand heel, a pressure-abutment having two heel-engaging members, one of said members being arranged for engagement with the heelbreast, means for moving the support and abutment relatively to bring one of the engaging members and the heel upon the support into contact, and connections between the engaging members for thereafter moving the other engaging member into engagement with the heel. i

65. In a machine for operating upon the heel-portions of shoes, a support for a shoe and heel, a pressureabutment including a heel-breast-engaging member, means for 5 moving the support and abutment relativelyto bring said abutment and the heel upon the supported shoe into contact, and means acting after contact between the abutment and heel has been established to produce engagement between the breast member and heel.

66. In a machine for operating upon the heel-portions of shoes, a support for a shoe and heel, a pressure-abutment having two heel-engaging members, one of said members 5 being arranged for engagement with the heelbreast, means for moving the support and abutment relatively to bring one of the engaging members and the heel upon the support into contact, means for thereafter moving the other engaging member into engagemember, and means for locking the pivoted member against reverse'movement.

In testimony whereof I have signed my 7 name to this specification.

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ment with the heel, and means arranged to positively prevent reverse movement of said other engaging member.

67 In a machine for operating upon the 65 heel-portions of shoes, a jack, a pressure-head r. if V. V W t V V t ,7 f

CER'riFIcATE or connection.

Patent No. 1,895,896. January 31, 1933.

ELMER R. POPE.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 4, line 78, for

"which is heid, for regular adjustment, a" read "and both the rear and breastcontact"; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 22nd day of August, A. D. 1933.

M. J. Moore.

(Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

